Sunday, October 17, 2010

CFB Wrap-up: 10/16

An interesting day in the college football world.

Let's get the home teams first. Georgia Tech manhandled an inferior Middle Tennessee State team 42-14, Georgia whipped a woeful Vandy 49-0, and UNC took out 30 years of frustration at UVA and one year of frustration with agents beating the Wahoo's 44-10.

So, that handles the locals. The big news is this was a great day for TCU and Boise State. Ohio State proved why they're a perennial disappointment, losing to Wisconsin, and Texas told Nebraska to go F themselves as they leave the Big 12 for the Big Nothing sending 2 potential national title contenders to the garbage dump.

So, who can spoil the non-BCS schools' party?

Auburn beat Arkansas in a defense optional game, 65-43 to stay undefeated, and putting them on a collision course with...

LSU, who handled McNeese State to remain unbeaten, despite Les Miles' best efforts.

Michigan State dispatched Illinois, but, I don't expect to see them in the BCS contenders.

Oklahoma killed Iowa State.

Utah and Nevada won, but they have to face TCU and Boise St, so, don't expect them to make it undefeated.

Oregon was idle, and the number 2 team still has some tough Pac-10 games to play.

The first BCS rankings are out tomorrow, and everyone agrees Boise St will be number 1 in those rankings. Everyone also agrees that they will drop as their strength-of-schedule component declines. Oregon will benefit, assuming they can remain undefeated.

But, we're faced with the spectacle of the first BCS number one winning out, and ending up, perhaps 3rd in the BCS standings, because, if LSU or Auburn win out, they will almost certainly end up 1 or 2, and if Oklahoma wins out, so would they.